The Veronica Mars film was financed by a Kickstarter campaign (Picture: AP Photo/Warner Bros)

‘Bell plays it with the sharp wit, keen intellect, and mushy empathy that gave us a reason to love Veronica in the first place. Once a marshmallow, always a marshmallow. Even on the big screen.’

Emma Dibdin from Digital Spy wrote: ‘A cynical, dark thriller with a marshmallow centre, Veronica Mars is both a labour of love for a legion of fans, and the kind of shrewd, focused, character-driven mystery that has become an endangered species on the big screen.’

Drew Taylor from Indiewire said: ‘It is something of a relief to report that the movie version of the series, while not without its flaws, fundamentally maintains the heart and intrigue of the television series, but in a miniaturised, less nuanced form. The question is whether or not anyone who isn’t a die-hard devotee of the series will care.’

HitFix’s Alan Sepinwall added: ‘The film doesn’t just feel like a double-length episode of the series. The scope feels bigger, the look is richer, and the focus on who Veronica is and why she’s so good at this job goes much deeper than the show usually did.’